Table of Rwandan Frequency Allocations
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7.1.1. administration: Any governmental department or service responsible for discharging
the obligations undertaken in the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union,
in the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union and in the Administrative
Regulations.
7.1.2. allocation (of a frequency band): Entry in the Table of Frequency Allocations of a
given frequency band for the purpose of its use by one or more terrestrial or space
radiocommunication services or the radio astronomy service under specified conditions. This
term shall also be applied to the frequency band concerned.
7.1.3. additional allocation: Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as “also
allocated” to a service in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is an
“additional” allocation, i.e. an allocation which is added in this area or in this country to the
service or services which are indicated in the Table.
7.1.4. alternative allocation: Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as
“allocated” to one or more services in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular
country, this is an “alternative” allocation, i.e. an allocation which replaces, in this area or in
this country, the allocation indicated in the Table.
7.1.5. assignment (of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel): Authorisation given by
an administration for a radio station to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel
under specified conditions.
7.1.6. station: One or more transmitters or receivers or a combination of transmitters and
receivers, including the accessory equipment, necessary at one location for carrying on a
radiocommunication service, or the radio astronomy service.
7.1.7. earth station: A station located either on the Earth's surface or within the major
portion of the Earth's atmosphere and intended for communication: with one or more space
stations; or with one or more stations of the same kind by means of one or more reflecting
satellites or other objects in space.
7.1.8. space station: A station located on an object which is beyond, is intended to go
beyond, or has been beyond, the major portion of the Earth's atmosphere.
7.1.9. radiocommunication service: A service involving the transmission, emission and/or
reception of radio waves for specific telecommunication purposes. Unless otherwise stated,
any radiocommunication service relates to terrestrial radiocommunication.
7.1.10. fixed service: A radiocommunication service between specified fixed points
7.1.11. fixed-satellite service: A radiocommunication service between earth stations at given
positions, when one or more satellites are used; the given position may be a specified fixed
point or any fixed point within specified areas; in some cases this service includes satelliteto-satellite links, which may also be operated in the inter-satellite service; the fixed-satellite
service may also include feeder links for other space radiocommunication services.
7.1.12. inter-satellite service: A radiocommunication service providing links between artificial
satellites.
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Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority, January 2015
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